FERC ordered all six US grid operators to rewrite how large loads connect and who pays. A special report on the cost-allocation fight and what it means for commercial property bills.
A new order restricts foreign-made grid equipment and can reach gear already installed. It applies at 69 kilovolts and above, well over most commercial buildings.
Louisville's data center pause followed a warehouse conversion proposal. An Indiana county's covers battery storage too. The definitions decide who is affected.
The US installed a record 20.2 GWh of battery storage in Q2 while oil returned to $97, rate hike odds neared 60 percent, and a new order targeted foreign grid equipment.
Federal forecasters halved the Texas load outlook in one month. The gap between requested and operating power reaches rate base, land pricing, and your service request.
PJM's capacity auction fell 6,831 MW short of its reliability target. New large-load rules and a backstop procurement move power risk into underwriting.